Obelisk at Axum Erected As Is Supposed by Ptolemy Evergetes
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches (30.8 × 26.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "OBELISK AT AXUM Erected as is Supposd by PTOLEMY EVERGETES"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper center: "Obelisk at Axum"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection